Vinyl pressings
by Fantastic Four · 1968
I Love You Madly was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ZTSC-141113-1A T IIRunout A, variant 1
ZTSC-141114-1A T IIIRunout B, variant 1
ZTSC-141113-1A T IIIRunout A, variant 2
ZTSC-141114-1A T IIIRunout B, variant 2
W4KM - 5817 - 1 ARP ⋉ ZTSC - 14113 QQQ-044MO3Runout, A-side
W4KM - 5816 - 1 ARP ⋉ ZTSC - 14114 QQQ-044MO4Runout, B-side
QQQ-044MO3Label matrix, A-side
QQQ-044MO4Label matrix, B-side
QQQ-484MO3Label A
QQQ-484MO4Label B
W4KM - 5817 - 1 A QQQ-044MO3 (MR) ∆73545Runout, A-side
W4KM - 5816 - 1 A QQQ-044MO4 (MR) ∆73545-XRunout, B-side
QQQ-084MO3Label matrix, A-side
QQQ-084MO4Label matrix, B-side
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8559First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown S-35052First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Ric-Tic Records RT-44First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 678First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Soul S-35052First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Soul S 35052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Soul S 35052First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Ric-Tic Records RT-144First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Ric-Tic Records RT-144First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Ric-Tic Records RT-144First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Soul S-35052First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 678First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 678First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of I Love You Madly are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Ric-Tic Records RT-144, released September 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RT-144, S-35052, S 35052, TMG 678) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSC-141113-1A T II and ZTSC-141114-1A T III. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
